Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem. A Novel

The novel charts the creation and collapse of a clandestine political organization formed to secure equality and autonomy for a marginalized Black community. It follows competing leaders — one cautious and institutional, another bold and insurgent — as they move through education, church, romance, and political maneuvering while debating accommodation versus resistance. Secret meetings, legal petitions, and covert plans escalate into moral dilemmas and violence, and a dying secretary's testimony exposes internal betrayals and forces public consequences. The narrative alternates intimate personal scenes with broader political strategy to examine leadership, loyalty, strategy, and the human costs of collective struggle.